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"a book about a boy who lived in a futuristic domed city who plugged into a drogue and had an implanted socket. the city was surrounded by forest and somehow he got out and joined people who lived without technology. I read this sometime between 1989 and 1991"

August 6, 2026

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Young Adult Science Fiction About a Domed City and Data Slaves

The book you are looking for is "Devil on My Back" by Monica Hughes, published in 1984. It follows Tomi, a boy living in the domed city of ArcOne where the elite are physically linked to a computer via a "drogue" or neck socket. After escaping the city and entering the surrounding forbidden forest, Tomi discovers a community of people living without technology, challenging everything he knew.

Confirmed match: Devil on my back by Monica Hughes